We are starting things off in a stellar way within the hallowed halls of the “Support Good Music” offices in 2012 as we kick off the new year with a feature on Julien-K , whose impending sophomore triumph We’re Here With You is just waiting to be added to your Best of 2012 playlists the moment you finish hearing it for the first time. But first, a little history: I wanted Orgy’s debut record, Candyass, before I had even heard a […]
Support Good Music Chapter 5: Tom Vek
The news that Tom Vek ‘s first new album in over 5 years is finally coming out gave me a chance to listen to and reflect upon his brilliant debut We Have Sound over and over and over again. Who is Tom Vek , you ask? I’ve read somewhere that he’s a “post-punk revivalist”. I think it’s just good music. His debut We Have Sound is still relevant today. It’s quirky-electro in the vein of Beck, Cake, and Soul Coughing. Sort of. He’s the […]
Support Good Music in 2011: Chapter 1 (Telekinesis)
Are you missing the rocking days of Blue Album Weezer? Are you a closet Robert Smith fan? Do you love Death Cab For Cutie but can’t buy into the emo-ness of it all? If you said yes to any of this then Telekinesis is a band for you. I’ll admit that I discovered Telekinesis through my love of ‘ Chuck ‘ the TV show. It’s not often I find new music through shows I watch so I was pleasantly surprised when the […]